Priti Patel today vehemently denied a claim made by Dominic Cummings that the Government pursued a strategy of 'herd immunity' at the start of the coronavirus crisis. Asked why Mr Cummings has said that it was the strategy, Ms Patel replied: 'Well, I can't speak for Mr Cummings and one individual.' Mr Cummings said in his tweets last night that 'herd immunity' by September was 'literally the official plan in all docs/graphs/meetings until it was ditched'. Following Ms Patel's comments, Mr Cummings restated his claim that achieving 'herd immunity' was the Government's initial plan. Mr Cummings said the Government's 'plan A was to get herd immunity by summer' and avoid a second peak during the winter.

Source: The Nation May 23, 2021 11:37 UTC